How Many People Are Named Laela?
An estimated 1,642 people in the United States have the first name Laela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Laela peaked in popularity in 2009 with 111 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Laela paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Laela is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,642
About 1 in 208,742 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2009
111 births
Total Registered
1,662
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laela
Laela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,662 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Laela as a female name
Ranked #3,845 in 2024
39 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (111 births)
Laela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laela span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 689 babies were registered. While Laela is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Laela by Decade
How has Laela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Laela by State
Birth registrations for Laela span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio. On average, about 28 Laelas were registered per state.
Laela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Laela
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Laela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laela?
We estimate approximately 1,642 people named Laela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 208,742 Americans share this first name.
Is Laela a common name?
Laela is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,662 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laela most popular?
Laela reached peak popularity in 2009, when 111 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laela is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laela a female name?
Laela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laela Smith, Laela Johnson, Laela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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